Taking care of elderly and disabled - the air transport perspective

A disabled passenger is defined as one whose physical condition or mental disorder (including mental illness) requires airlines to give him individual attention (on enplaning and deplaning, during flight, in an emergency evacuation and during ground handling at airports) which is not normally extended to other passengers.

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Upsurge in LTTE child recruitment

LTTE official poet's grandson kidnapped:

In the whole uncleared areas, the LTTE is carrying out a massive recruitment drive. In Kilinochchi from where some news is reaching, is said to be the main focal point where every Tamil house is being targeted and children taken away for training for the impending LTTE push against the military.

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Why have we forgotten our 'Republic Day' - 22nd May?

The 22nd of May, 1972 was a historic day for Sri Lanka. That was the day when the last link of the chain that bound Ceylon to the British Crown was severed and the independent Republic of Sri Lanka was born.

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